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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Well-behaved women seldom make history.

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

Popular culture

You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

Theodore Parker

The true test of a man's honor is his loyalty to his country.

Marquis de Lafayette

I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

Mark Twain

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

Theodore Roosevelt

That government is best which governs least.

Henry David Thoreau

However much you are prepared to expose your personal life, you have to keep some sort of barrier between yourself and the public and the press.

Thomas Edison